Device for facilitating the removal of valves.



S. WANAMAKBR.

DEVICE FOR FACILITATING THE REMOVAL OF VALVES,

APPLJgOATIONfILED 00127, mi. 1,037,691, Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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SETH WANAMAKER, OF RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY.

' To oll'w hom it may concern DEVICE FOR FACILITATING THE. EEMOVAL or vaLvEs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

Application fi led October 27, 1911. Serial No. 657,163.

I 3e it known that 1,. SETH WANaMAKER, citizen of the United" States, and a resident of Ramsey, in. the county of Bergen and specification.

State of New Jersey, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Facilitating the Re-' following is a moval of Valves, of which the My invention relates to devices for facilitating the removal oft-he supply or exhaust valves of internal combustion engines, and the object thereof is to provide a device for the purpose stated which is capable of a large range of. adjustment, so as to be available for use with'various makes of engine; -to provide a device for the purpose stated vhich may be readily taken apart, and packed in a restricted space; and to otherwiseimprove such devices; all as hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein the preferred embodiment of my invention is shown.

Referring to the drawing: Figure -1 is a view showing my improved device for facilitatlng the removal of valves, and illustrating the same in use; 2 is a view showing the device itself, apart. from the engine; Fig. 3' is a viewshowing a section taken upon" a transverse plane; Fig. 4: is a view showing a bifurcated free end of an element of my device; and, Fig. 5 is a view showing a modified form of one of the elements of my device.

Referring to the drawings, the reference characters (3, 7 designate two parts which, taken together, form the frame of my device, such frame comprising a vertical portion and upper and lower laterally extending arms as shown. .The parts 6, 7 are adjustably secured together so' that the length .of the frame may be varied by varying the length of the vertical-member thereof to adapt' the device to different makes of en- The reference character 8 designates a slidable. member adjustably secured to the upper arm of the frame, which shdable member carries a threaded rod 9 at 1ts free outer end, said rod being in threaded engagement with a nut 10- upon the end of the member 8.

The reference character 11 designates a second slidable member adjustably secured to the lower laterally extending arm of the frame and the outer or free end 12 of which member is bifurcated to provide arms 13, F 1g. 4,wh 1ch arms fit upon either side of the iewerl end of the valve stem, as shown in 4 The two part frame member of my device is preferably formedfrom tubular material, and the vertical portions of said frame are in telescopic engagement with one another. as shown in Fig. '2, one of said members be ing provided with a groovel3, and the other with a set screw 14, the free end of which l1es within the groove. These features permit the vertical portion of the frame to be some makes of engines than when used with other makes.

- The upper slidable member 8 15 shown as in telescopic engagement with the upper arm 6, which is a convenient and effective construction whereby to secure adjustability of the slidable member relative to the frame, although the same end may be attained by other constructions as long as the member 8 is slidable relative to the frame. Said memher is provided with a groove '15, which groove is in engagement with the free end of the set screw 16 whichserves to hold the member in whatever position it may be placed. The lower slidable member 11 is also in telescopic engagementwith the lower arm of the frame, and is held in whatever position it may be placed by means of a set screw 17 which' engages a groove 18 formed in the member 11.

ably made in the form shown whereby the free end 12 thereof is offset. This permits above or below the axis of the lower arm of justability of 'the device as a whole is socured. A second groove 19 is provlded 1n the member 11 with which groove the set screw 17 engages when the member 11 is rotated to bring its free end 12 thereof into the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2.

slidable member 11, this figure showing a slidable member 20 having astraight arm necessary when the device is to be used for The lower slidable member 11 is preferthe free end 12 to occupy a position either.

so that the free end 21 thereof lies in line 7O varied in length, whereby the laterally prothe frame, whereby a greater range of ad- Fig. 5 shows a' modified form of the lower parts readily assembled and disassembled,

with the lower laterally extending arm of the frame when this form of sliding member is used.

The members 6 and- 7 which constitute the frame of my device are preferablyprovided with ribs 28 which serve'to strengthen the members and prevent them from bending .the tubular form of frame, in connection with the rib, securing a maximum of strength and rigidity with minimum weight of material.

Such being the construction of my device it will be understood,'referring to Fig. 1, that upon assembling and properly adjusting the'parts of the frame, the freeend 12 of the lower slidable member may be placed beneath the washer 22 at the lower endof the valve stem 23; andthe free end 24: of

the'threa-ded rod 9 brought into engagement the same may-be disassembled and packed in a comparatively-small space, when not in use.

Having thus described explained my device, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent: I

-1. A device for facilitating theremov'al of valves comprising a frame having a vertical portion and upper and lower laterally extending arms; a slidable member ad3ustably secured to the upper of said arms and,

having a vertically extending threaded rod at its free end, the lower end of whichrod is adapted to engage a valve to be removed;

and a second slidable member adjustably.

secured to the lower of said arms and the free end of whichis bifurcated to fit aboutthe lower end ofthe stem of the valve.

2. A device for facilitating the removal of valves comprising a frame having a vertical-portion and upper and lower laterally extending arms; a slidable member adjustably secured to the upper of said arms and having a vertically extending threaded rod at its-free end, the lower end of which rod is adapted to engage a valve to be removed; and a second slidable member adjustably secured to the lower: of said armsand the free end of whichis ofiset so as to occupy a position abovemr below the axis of said lower arm, and bifurcated to fit about the lower end of the'stem of the valve.

3. A device for facilitatingthe removal of valves'comprising a frame havmg a verstem of the valve.

a longitudinally extending groove and sai 'tical portion madeladjustable so as to vary the length thereof, and-upper and lower laterally extending arms; a slidable member adjustably secured-to the upper of said arms andhaving a vertically extend threaded rod at its free end, the'loweren of which rodis adapted to engage a valve;- to be removed; and a second slidable member adjustably secured/to the lower of-.said

arms and the free end of which is bifurcat to fit about the lowerend of the stem oft-he valve.

' 4. A device for facilitating the removal of valves comprising a tubular frame having a vertical portion and upper and lower laterally extending arms a slidable member in telescopic engagement with the upper of said arms and having a vertically extending threaded rod at its freeend, :the lower end of which rod is adapted to engage a valve 35 to be removed; and a second slidable member in telescopic engagement with the lower of said arms and the free end of which-is bifurcated to fit. about the lower end of the 5. A device for facilitating the removal of valves-comprisinga tubular frame having a vertical portion and uppe'r'andlower lat erally extending arms; a slidable member in telescopic engagement with the upper of 5 said arms and havin a vertically extending threaded rod at its free end,'the lower end of which rod is adapted to engage avalve to be removed, said slidable member having upper arm having afset screw the end of which lies within said groove; and a second slidable member'in telescopic engagement with the lower of "said arms and the free end' is bifurcated to fit about the lower end of the 'stem of the valve; said second slide able member b vig a longitudinally ere tending groove and said lower armhaving a setscrew the end of which lieswithin said groove.

- 6. A device for facilitating the removal of valves comprising a tubular frame made up .of two parts in telescopic engagement with one another whereby the len h of the frame may be varied, and which rame has upper and lower laterally extending arms, one of saidparts having a longitudinally extending groove and the other having a set screw, the end of which lies' within said groove; a slidable member in telescopicengagement with the upper of said arms and having a vertically extending threaded rod at its free end, the lower end of which rod is adapted to engage a valve to be removed, 'j; said slidable member having a lODgltlldkfllg-ZS;

nally extending groove and said u per arm having a set screw th nd of w g within said groove; and a second slidable member in telescopic engagement wlth-the lower of said arms and the free. endiof '1 which is ofiset so as to occupy a position Signed at Ramsey borough of Ramsq above or below the axis of said lower arm; in the county of Bergen and State of New 10 alllld bifurcafted to fit about the lower end of Jersey this 23rd day of Oct. A. D. 1911.

t e stem 0 the valve said second slidable member having two obpositely located lon- SETH WANAMAKER' gitudinally extending grooves and said Witnesses:

, lower arm having a set screw the end of WM. ALmNsoN,

which may engage either of said grooves. DECKER. 

